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2Futuro Announces $2,000 in Scholarship Awards

…  said Alvarez. The first in her family to attend college, Alvarez will graduate next year with a bachelor’s degree in sociology …  affiliates, the company also manages $17 billion in 529 college-savings plans, and over 7.5 million members have joined Upromise to …

July 7th, 2007

Sallie Mae Executive Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee on Private Loans and College Affordability

…  at the Senate Banking Committee hearing, ‘Paying for College: The Role of Private Student Lending’ to demonstrate how Sallie Mae …  1) after tapping personal financial resources such as 529 college savings plans, students should pursue into ‘free money’ - such as …

June 8th, 2007

When choosing college savings plan be sure to consider state income tax breaks

…  have already stashed more than $100 billion in 529 state college saving and prepaid tuition plans. And since Congress last year made the …

June 1st, 2007

Sallie Mae Awards 11-Year-Old Gracie Maddox $25,000 on The ‘Dr. Phil’ Show to Help Pay for College

…  Mae, the nation’s leading saving- and paying-for-college company, awarded $25,000 to 11-year-old Gracie Maddox on “Dr. Phil” to …  deposit the check for $25,000 into a Upromise-administered 529 college savings plan account established for Gracie’s benefit. This …

May 23rd, 2007

529 is the best plan for making a gift of college funds

…  best way to give $12,000 to her future grandson to start a college fund. One of her concerns is making sure that the money goes for …  education. There is better option. You can set up a 529 Plan, which is a college savings plan that you control at all times. You …

May 13th, 2007

Federal tax legislation has made 529 savings plans the preferred way to save for college.

…  years, as college costs have climbed to back-breaking levels, more families have begun socking money in tax-advantaged 529 savings plans. Now, as these 529 plans mark their 10th anniversary this year, …

February 25th, 2007

Scholarship champ tells how to finance an education

…  is so much information about college financing that it’s hard to choose which website or books to read. But, …  edition of the book doesn’t include recent changes in 529 plans. For example, a 529 plan — whether it’s prepaid or a savings plan — is now considered a parental asset in the determination …

February 5th, 2007

Students’ federal aid gets boost

…  who will be attending college in 2007-08 should start filling out the federal government’s financial …  company Nelnet. This applies to student checking and savings accounts and Uniform Gift (or Transfer) to Minors Act — usually called …  include Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, Section 529 prepaid tuition plans and Section 529 college savings plans. This change …

January 14th, 2007

College financing in 2006: A year of change

…  rates for student loans. A permanent tax exemption for 529 savings plans. In the college financing arena, the hottest trend in 2006 seemed to be change itself. …

November 29th, 2006

Treasurer to announce MSU scholarship program

…  a new scholarship program aimed at parents who save for college through the state’s 529 College Savings Plan, MOST. Steelman will make the announcement with MSU …

November 23rd, 2006